A newGenshin Impactleak has revealed the gameplay animations of an upcoming character named Alhaitham. He appeared in one of the first quests during update 3.0 in which players were introduced to the new Sumeru region. This mysterious character is a respectful member of the Haravatat, which is one of the six main schools in Sumeru Akademiya.
Developer HoYoverse already confirmed that Alhaitham will become a playable character in the nextGenshin Impactupdate for version 3.4. He will be accompanied by another Dendro character named Yaoyao who is finally scheduled to join the playable roster after being mentioned in multiple rumors over the last couple of months.
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A new post on theGenshin ImpactLeaks subreddit reveals in-game footage of Alhaitham’s gameplay. According to the video, he will be a sword character, making him the second Dendro sword user in Genshin Impact alongside the Traveler. The video also confirms previous rumors claiming thatAlhaitham is a main DPS character inGenshin Impact. The gameplay reveals that Alhaitham will have a press and a hold variation of his elemental skill. Taping this ability will cause the new character to dash forward and deal Dendro damage to nearby enemies.
Holding his skill button will cause Alhaitham to spawn an object on the field which probably deals additional Dendro damage, and it seems to have a longer cooldown that the dash. His elemental burst will deal with multiple instances of Dendro damage in a large area on the field. Some fans have pointed out that the Elemental Burst animation lookssimilar to Keqing’s burst Starward Swordwhile others claim that Alhaitham’s whole kit seems very reminiscent of the five-star Electro user.
Several players in the comment section have stated that they will skip his banner as they don’t need a “Dendro Keqing” in theirteam composition inGenshin Impact. However, even though they share a similar playstyle, fans should still wait for Alhaitham’s kit description which will probably reveal that his kit is more complex than it seems.
HoYoverse’s official announcement did not reveal Alhaitham’s specific release date, but fans hope he arrives on the same banners as Yaoyao who is expected to have a four-star rarity. The developer’s decision to put the two recently released Anemo users, Wanderer and Faruzan, on the same part ofGenshin Impactupdate 3.3has allowed them to squeeze into the top 10 list of the most successful banners, at least according to the first-day revenue reports.
Genshin Impactis now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development with no confirmed release date.
